Moon & Weather

Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

Current conditions

Feels like 73°F

Observed 4:55 PM · Harbor Island Visibility (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ARANSAS/MUSTANG BEACH ARPT (3 mi)

Wind

11mph

From NNE (24°)

Gusts 14 mph

Measured at the tide station

Temperature

73°F

High 74° · Low 62° so far today

Humidity

50%

Dew point 53°F

Visibility

—mi

▼ Falling

−0.04 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

Barometer at the tide station, 6-minute readings

Fishing by pressure trend

risingVery good. Bite may slow as pressure levels off.
stableNormal activity.
fallingGood at first, then turning poor.

Fishing conditions now

very goodgoodpoor

Pressure has been falling for hours. The bite usually slows.

Today

This Afternoon: High 76° · 1% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 71° · 5% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset: 7:30 AM / 6:56 PM
Moonrise / moonset: 2:32 PM / 12:10 AM
Moon: First Quarter, 50%
Minor period: 12:00 AM–12:40 AM
Major period: 6:25 AM–8:25 AM
Minor period: 2:02 PM–3:02 PM
Major period: 6:50 PM–8:50 PM
Solunar rating: Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds

Hour-by-hour table

Time	Temp	Feels	Dew pt	Humidity	Clouds	Rain	Amount	Wind	Gusts	Visibility
Sun 5 PM	75°	75°	60°	60%	53%	1%	–	NE 10	13	10+ mi
Sun 6 PM	74°	74°	62°	66%	63%	1%	–	NE 10	13	10+ mi
Sun 7 PM	73°	73°	59°	62%	67%	4%	–	NE 9	13	10+ mi
Sun 8 PM	73°	73°	60°	64%	54%	4%	–	E 7	10	10+ mi
Sun 9 PM	72°	72°	60°	66%	65%	4%	–	E 6	8	10+ mi
Sun 10 PM	72°	72°	60°	66%	74%	4%	–	ENE 7	9	10+ mi
Sun 11 PM	72°	72°	61°	68%	77%	4%	–	ENE 7	9	10+ mi
Mon 12 AM	72°	72°	61°	68%	65%	5%	–	ENE 7	9	10+ mi
Mon 1 AM	72°	72°	62°	71%	56%	4%	–	NE 7	9	10+ mi
Mon 2 AM	72°	72°	63°	73%	57%	4%	–	NE 7	9	10+ mi
Mon 3 AM	72°	72°	63°	73%	57%	4%	–	NE 8	10	10+ mi
Mon 4 AM	71°	71°	64°	79%	46%	4%	–	NNE 8	10	10+ mi
Mon 5 AM	71°	71°	64°	79%	63%	5%	–	NE 7	9	10+ mi
Mon 6 AM	71°	71°	64°	79%	80%	5%	–	NNE 8	10	10+ mi
Mon 7 AM	71°	71°	64°	79%	63%	10%	–	NNE 12	15	10+ mi
Mon 8 AM	71°	71°	65°	81%	64%	10%	–	NNE 9	13	10+ mi
Mon 9 AM	72°	72°	66°	81%	71%	12%	–	NNE 10	14	10+ mi
Mon 10 AM	73°	73°	66°	79%	64%	13%	–	NNE 10	14	10+ mi
Mon 11 AM	75°	75°	68°	79%	78%	13%	–	NNE 12	15	10+ mi
Mon 12 PM	76°	76°	69°	79%	73%	12%	–	NNE 12	15	10+ mi
Mon 1 PM	77°	77°	69°	76%	84%	16%	–	NNE 12	15	10+ mi
Mon 2 PM	78°	78°	70°	76%	82%	15%	–	NNE 12	15	10+ mi
Mon 3 PM	79°	79°	71°	77%	76%	12%	–	NE 13	16	10+ mi
Mon 4 PM	80°	83°	71°	74%	59%	14%	–	NE 13	16	10+ mi
Mon 5 PM	79°	79°	72°	79%	54%	14%	–	NE 13	16	10+ mi
Mon 6 PM	79°	79°	73°	82%	48%	12%	–	ENE 13	16	10+ mi
Mon 7 PM	78°	78°	71°	79%	55%	4%	–	ENE 13	16	10+ mi
Mon 8 PM	77°	77°	71°	82%	30%	4%	–	ENE 12	15	10+ mi
Mon 9 PM	77°	77°	72°	85%	36%	4%	–	ENE 12	15	10+ mi
Mon 10 PM	77°	77°	71°	82%	31%	4%	–	ENE 12	15	10+ mi
Mon 11 PM	77°	77°	72°	85%	26%	4%	–	ENE 10	14	10+ mi
Tue 12 AM	77°	77°	71°	82%	11%	4%	–	ENE 9	13	10+ mi
Tue 1 AM	78°	78°	72°	82%	12%	3%	–	ENE 8	10	10+ mi
Tue 2 AM	77°	77°	71°	82%	7%	3%	–	ENE 8	10	–
Tue 3 AM	77°	77°	71°	82%	8%	3%	–	ENE 8	10	–
Tue 4 AM	76°	76°	71°	85%	13%	3%	–	NE 10	14	–
Tue 5 AM	76°	76°	71°	85%	24%	3%	–	NE 8	10	–
Tue 6 AM	75°	75°	71°	87%	20%	3%	–	NE 9	13	–
Tue 7 AM	75°	75°	71°	87%	16%	2%	–	NE 9	13	–
Tue 8 AM	75°	75°	71°	87%	23%	2%	–	NE 10	14	–
Tue 9 AM	76°	76°	71°	85%	17%	2%	–	NE 12	15	–
Tue 10 AM	78°	78°	71°	79%	10%	2%	–	NE 13	16	–
Tue 11 AM	79°	79°	71°	77%	11%	2%	–	NE 13	16	–
Tue 12 PM	80°	83°	71°	74%	13%	2%	–	NE 13	16	–
Tue 1 PM	80°	83°	71°	74%	14%	4%	–	NE 13	16	–
Tue 2 PM	81°	85°	71°	72%	14%	4%	–	NE 13	16	–
Tue 3 PM	81°	85°	72°	74%	13%	4%	–	ENE 14	17	–
Tue 4 PM	81°	85°	72°	74%	13%	4%	–	ENE 14	17	–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

76° / 71°

5% rain

NE 6–10 mph · gusts 13

Mon, Oct 19

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 75°

16% rain

NE 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Tue, Oct 20

Sunny

82° / 75°

9% rain

NE 8–14 mph · gusts 17

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

82° / 75°

14% rain

ENE 7–13 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 76°

Dry

ENE 6–12 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

83° / 78°

Dry

ESE 6–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

83° / 78°

3% rain

ESE 10–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast

This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday: A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 83. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind 6 to 13 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 76.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 141 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


GMZ236-237-190730-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
141 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly
choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay
and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 141 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


GMZ250-190730-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
141 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
8 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Moon calendar · August 2024

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

8% lit

↑ 3:56 AM
↓ 6:37 PM

★★★★c99

Moon farthest north (28.4°)

3% lit

↑ 4:56 AM
↓ 7:26 PM

★★★★c96

best

1% lit

↑ 5:57 AM
↓ 8:09 PM

★★★★c90

best

0% lit

↑ 6:56 AM
↓ 8:45 PM

★★★★c82

New Moon

best

2% lit

↑ 7:54 AM
↓ 9:17 PM

★★★☆c72

5% lit

↑ 8:49 AM
↓ 9:46 PM

★★★☆c63

10% lit

↑ 9:41 AM
↓ 10:12 PM

★★☆☆c48

16% lit

↑ 10:33 AM
↓ 10:39 PM

★★☆☆c45

Moon crosses the equator

Apogee · 405,296 km

24% lit

↑ 11:24 AM
↓ 11:06 PM

★☆☆☆c33

32% lit

↑ 12:17 PM
↓ 11:34 PM

★☆☆☆c40

41% lit

↑ 1:11 PM
↓ –

★☆☆☆c55

51% lit

↑ 2:08 PM
↓ 12:06 AM

★☆☆☆c66

First Quarter

61% lit

↑ 3:08 PM
↓ 12:42 AM

★★☆☆c76

70% lit

↑ 4:09 PM
↓ 1:25 AM

★★☆☆c83

79% lit

↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 2:16 AM

★★★☆c89

Moon farthest south (-28.6°)

88% lit

↑ 6:06 PM
↓ 3:15 AM

★★★☆c92

94% lit

↑ 6:58 PM
↓ 4:21 AM

★★★★c92

98% lit

↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 5:31 AM

★★★★c91

best

100% lit

↑ 8:24 PM
↓ 6:41 AM

★★★★c87

Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)

best

99% lit

↑ 9:00 PM
↓ 7:51 AM

★★★★c79

95% lit

↑ 9:35 PM
↓ 8:59 AM

★★★☆c57

Perigee · 360,193 km

Moon crosses the equator

88% lit

↑ 10:09 PM
↓ 10:05 AM

★★☆☆c45

79% lit

↑ 10:45 PM
↓ 11:12 AM

★★☆☆c51

69% lit

↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 12:18 PM

★★☆☆c65

58% lit

↑ –
↓ 1:26 PM

★★☆☆c80

47% lit

↑ 12:08 AM
↓ 2:32 PM

★★☆☆c89

Last Quarter

36% lit

↑ 12:57 AM
↓ 3:35 PM

★★☆☆c92

26% lit

↑ 1:51 AM
↓ 4:33 PM

★★★☆c92

Moon farthest north (28.4°)

18% lit

↑ 2:50 AM
↓ 5:24 PM

★★★☆c90

11% lit

↑ 3:50 AM
↓ 6:08 PM

★★★☆c85

5% lit

↑ 4:49 AM
↓ 6:46 PM

★★★☆c77

Lunar events this month

Thu, Aug 1 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Sun, Aug 4 · 6:13 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Thu, Aug 8 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Thu, Aug 8 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 405,296 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Mon, Aug 12 · 10:18 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Thu, Aug 15 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Mon, Aug 19 · 1:26 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
Wed, Aug 21 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 360,193 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Wed, Aug 21 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Mon, Aug 26 · 4:26 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Wed, Aug 28 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Fri, Aug 2 · Sat, Aug 3 · Sun, Aug 4 · Sun, Aug 18 · Mon, Aug 19

Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.

Moon distance

360,399 km closest · 405,230 km farthest

Reading the calendar: ↑ moonrise and ↓ moonset are local times. Stars are the solunar rating; “c” is the tide coefficient (20–120). Moon overhead and underfoot times are the major feeding periods, and moonrise and moonset are the minor ones; see each day on the tide pages.

Tide chart for Port Aransas Surf report: Port Aransas Beach & Horace Caldwell Pier Offshore conditions Live cams

Forecasts, alerts and marine forecasts: National Weather Service. Current conditions: NWS observations and NOAA tide-station sensors. Map stations: Iowa Environmental Mesonet (airports), NOAA CO-OPS, NOAA NDBC. Radar: NEXRAD via IEM. Satellite: GOES-East via NASA GIBS. Tropical: National Hurricane Center. Moon and sun times are calculated for this location. Forecast grid updated Sun 1:46 PM.